On Monday, June 20, Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd received the Chairman’s Prize from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) at the 2011 National Commendation for Invention Award Ceremony) held by JIII for its “Invention of Advanced Steam Oxidation-Resistant Steel Tube for Ultra-Supercritical (USC) Boilers.”
This award was for boiler tubes that produce high-temperature, high-pressure steam, which are the core of thermal power generation. The Company received the award for the development and practical application of this innovative boiler tube, which enabled an advance from the conventional supercritical (SC) power plant to the USC plant, for the first time in about 30 years.
This award was for boiler tubes that produce high-temperature, high-pressure steam, which are the core of thermal power generation. The Company received the award for the development and practical application of this innovative boiler tube, which enabled an advance from the conventional supercritical (SC) power plant to the USC plant, for the first time in about 30 years.
The developed boiler tube (product name: SUPER304H™) has been globally standardized by enabling the achievement of highly energy-efficient operation of thermal power plants throughout the world, particularly by significantly contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions and coal usage.
